RESPONSES TO QUESTION OF THE WEEK
What is your preferred Christmas tree?
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After nearly 60 years, local favorite Poynter’s Tree Farm & Christmas Shop of Felton is closing Dec. 24. Do you and your family have the tradition of choosing a real Christmas tree from a farm? Or do you go the artificial route? What are the advantages and disadvantages of those options?
- Gaines Christmas Tree Farm on Hopkins Cemetery Road. — Howard Gaines III
- Ceramic tree with light-up bulbs, all the way. — Nabeela Jeanne Black Swartz
- Someone else’s, but the last time I tried that, they ended up calling the police on me. — Kyle Hendrix
- Coleman’s Christmas Tree Farm when the kids were young. Due to allergies, we went artificial. — Sandy McDermott Lewis
- From 1974 to 2006, we always got a real tree from Hickman’s Tree Farm in the Smyrna-Townsend area. It was a blast. Then, we moved away to the Milford area, and we both are now elderly, and it’s just not feasible for us. So, we bought artificial. Not the same. But the spirit is still there, especially when my grandsons come and set it up for us, and we all decorate. I make food. And then, my 55-year-old Nativity set gets set up under it. Perfect. — Denise Bella
- Real tree. Love the smell! — Sandy Johnson
- My favorite is my artificial tree. Pull it out of the box. Put the three sections together. Plug it in. Love it. No watering. No critters fall out of it. No mess at cleanup time. Perfect for me! — Vincent Deskiewicz
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